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Travel Score
74
out of 100
In short
A good time to go.
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A balanced mix of sights, food and day trips.
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Weather forecast
No good stretch in this forecast
The best run is Sat Oct 24 and Sun Oct 25, with an average weather score of only 49.
Weather forecast only: air quality, events and safety are shown separately.
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Average daily weather score 48/100 over the next 3 days; biggest concern: 90% chance of rain on Oct 26.
US EPA index 1: Good.
No Level 3 or 4 advisory in our data (not a guarantee of safety).
No storms or heavy rain in the next 3 days.
No listed events with confirmed dates in the next 14 days.
WeatherAPI
PhuketUpdated 12:15 PM local time
29°C
Sunny
Feels like 33°High 29° · Low 27°
Rain now
6%
Rain today
81% chance
Humidity
71%
Wind
18 km/h WNW
Festival calendar
Nothing on right now
No listed festivals or events are happening today.
Loy Krathong
ReligiousThailand · Nationwide
Nov 2026Approx.
The festival of floating lanterns and krathong on the full-moon night of the twelfth lunar month, in November.
Christmas Day
ReligiousWorldwide
Dec 25, 2026In 62 days
Global celebration marking the birth of Jesus Christ, celebrated with feasts, gift-giving, and decorations.
New Year's Day
National HolidayWorldwide
Jan 1, 2027In 69 days
Global celebrations to welcome the new year with joy and festivities.
Songkran
CulturalThailand · Nationwide
Apr 13–15, 2027In 171 days
Thailand's traditional new year, a three-day national holiday from 13 to 15 April, marked with the pouring and splashing of water.
Events marked “Approx.” are known by month, not a specific day. Exact dates are recorded for 2026; check locally before you plan around them.
US EPA index
1 / 6
GoodAir quality is good. Enjoy time outdoors.
No known advisory
GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)
Power is what the wall supplies, not what a device needs: most phone and laptop chargers take 100 to 240 V, so you usually need only a plug adapter. Check the label on your device.
Plugs, power and driving side are shown only where two sources agree (Wikipedia, Mains electricity by country (from the IEC's World Plugs), worldstandards.eu, Wikidata, Wikipedia, Left- and right-hand traffic), checked 2026-10-11. See .
Seasonal data not available yet; neutral estimate used.
12:28 PM
Saturday, October 24
Visibility
10 km
UV index
Very high (10)
Local time at destination
Today
Oct 24
29° 27°
Light rain shower · 81% rain
Sun
Oct 25
28° 26°
Light rain shower · 88% rain
Mon
Oct 26
27° 26°
Light rain shower · 90% rain
No Level 3 or 4 advisory found for this destination in our data. This is not a guarantee of safety. Check your government's official travel advice before you go.
Source: U.S. Department of State travel advisorys (Level 3 and 4), retrieved 2026-10-06 from the State Department's public feed; a few records kept by hand carry their own source and date. Updated Oct 6, 2026.
Emergency numbers for this country aren't in our data yet. Look them up before you travel.
Thai is one of this country’s main languages; local languages can differ by region. Only words that Wiktionary and Wikivoyage phrasebooks both give are shown (CC BY-SA 4.0, checked 2026-10-11). Some languages change a word with who is speaking or how formal you are: these are the common forms.
Visa and passport rules depend on your nationality: check your government’s travel advice before you book.
Phuket is one of the southern provinces of Thailand. It consists of the island of Phuket, the country's largest island, and another 32 smaller islands off its coast.
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